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Abebe, Fekadu; Belay, Mulugeta; Legesse, Mengistu; Mihret, Adane; Franken, Kees L (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) early secreted protein antigen 6 (ESAT‐6) and culture filtrate protein 10 (CFP‐10) are among candidate vaccines against tuberculosis (TB). Results of experimental animal models show that ...
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Belay, Mulugeta; Bjune, Gunnar; Ameni, Gobena; Abebe, Fekadu (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background TB is a major public health problem globally and Ethiopia is 8th among the 22 high burden countries. Early detection and effective treatment are pre-requisites for a successful TB control programme. ...
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Abebe, Fekadu; Belay, Mulugeta; Legesse, Mengistu; Franken, Kees LMC; Ottenhoff, Tom HM (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)As part of a major project to investigate protective and diagnostic immune markers against tuberculosis (TB), we measured antibody isotype responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) antigens (LAM, Rv2031, and HBHA) in ...
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Belay, Mulugeta; Legesse, Mengistu; Mihret, Adane; Ottenhoff, Tom HM; Franken, Kees Lumc; Bjune, Gunnar Aksel; Abebe, Fekadu (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Tuberculosis (TB) is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. The causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), has evolved virulent factors for entry, survival, multiplication and immune evasion. Rv2031 ...
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Belay, Mulugeta; Legesse, Mengistu; Dagne, Daniel; Mihret, Adane; Bekele, Yonas; Medhin, Girmay; Bjune, Gunnar; Abebe, Fekadu (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube® (QFT-GIT) test is used for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. Besides, QFT-GIT test could allow tracking changes in immune response among TB patients ...
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Belay, Mulugeta; Bjune, Gunnar Aksel; Abebe, Fekadu (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: TB-HIV co-infection is one of the biggest public health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa. Although there is a wealth of information on TB-HIV co-infection among settled populations in Africa and elsewhere, to ...